Streats, 12 February 2004
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Title Section10 2004-02-12 1 Streats THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2004 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg mita <p) 111/03/200310 words
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Article574 2004-02-12 1 ChuaKongHo - Wage reform won’t affect existing mortgages, but new loans may be hit By ChuaKongHo IF wage reform shrinks your pay, will the bank change the terms of your mortgage? No, Singapore’s major lenders told Streats yesterday. Mr Gregory Chan, OCBC Bank’s head of secured lending, said: “Loan574 words
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Advertisement308 2004-02-12 1 rxui’i rumu o uvuu jmmax isumer banking, Mr Andrew Liew, i that banks are “not likely to •ospectively adjust existing loans”. Even if homeowners run into able, they can ask to restructure ir loans, said United Overseas Bank. Said a UOB spokesman: lis restructuring may be in the m of308 words
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Morning Rush
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Article262 2004-02-12 2 THE Government is thinking of giving the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) more room to do their own thing much like the Singapore Management University, The Straits Times reports today. This means that the university admission criteria and262 words
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392 2004-02-12 2 KL acts as offences reported in media surge to 4 every day KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian authorities will speak to rape victims and convicted rapists and review penalties for the crime which were formulated a century ago Minister in the Prime Minister’s392 words
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Article, Illustration348 2004-02-12 2 Khushwant Singh - By Khushwant Singh IRANIAN twins Ladan and Laleh, who died on July 8 last year during an operation here to separate them, had told doctors that even if complications arose during surgery, die operation should continue. This almost compulsive wish to beST - 348 words
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Article, Illustration588 2004-02-12 3 ‘Semi-nude bod/ of Datuk Noijan found in Shangri-La room, man arrested in connection Wire services KOTA KINABALU Sabah’s Assistant Minister of Rural and Entrepreneurial Development Noijan Khan Bahadar (pictured) was found murdered in a room at the Shangri-La Hotel at Bandaran Beijaya yesterday. Datuk Noijan, 52, aWire services - 588 words
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Article, Illustration290 2004-02-12 4 Janice Wong - By Janice Wong THE man at the centre of the recent row related to a lease extension for the Singapore Island Country Club (SICC) wants to put the matter behind him. Mr David Wong (pictured), who resigned as SICC president last290 words
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Article, Illustration393 2004-02-12 4 Ho Lian-Yi - IT high-flier swops good pay for the rewards of a career in nursing By Ho Lian-Yi MS Suhailin Abdul Aziz earned almost $5,000 a month as a trainer with an information technology firm, but gave it up to pursue her passion nursing. Despite taking aUanhe Zaobao - 393 words
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Article, Illustration315 2004-02-12 6 Top Taiwan tycoon was always surrounded by bevy ofbeauties HONG KONG Taiwanese businessman Huang Renchung, who might be best remembered by some for his tempestuous relationship six years ago with soft pom star Pauline Chan, died in a Taipei hospital on Tuesday, aged 63. HisApple Daily - 315 words
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126 2004-02-12 8 BUZZSTOP RENTS and property prices have held up relatively well in the last few years despite tough times. Sales of residential properties were $2.41 billion, or about 60 per cent, of a total of $4.16 billion transacted in the investment sales126 words
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Article130 2004-02-12 8 Libyan nuclear probe MALAYSIA’S role in allegedly manufacturing centrifuge parts for Pakistan’s top nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan for export to other countries has been exaggerated by the press, US officials have told Far Eastern Economic Review. The Review’s latest issue has quoted a senior130 words
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Article148 2004-02-12 8 Opec cuts output OPEC on Tuesday pledged to cut oil output by 10 per cent, which translates into 1.5 million barrels a day. Members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries will reduce their quota on April 1 by a further one million barrels148 words
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Article, Illustration59 2004-02-12 8 Chinese acrobat Zhang Xing Yi of the Nanjing Acrobatic Troupe doing a ‘one-handed handstand' 18m above the ground at City Square, Raffles City, yesterday. The acrobatic performances, jointly organised by Singapore Press Holdings' Chinese Newspapers Division and the Singapore Tourism Board, are on till Sunday. Text and photoText and photo by Francis Lee - 59 words
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141 2004-02-12 8 WAS Dr Robert Atkins a victim of his own diet? His confidential medical report which the Wall Street Journal obtained, revealed that the diet guru, who died last year at the age of 72, had a history of heart attack and congestive heart failure.141 words
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Article104 2004-02-12 8 MALAYSIA has confirmed that it is planning to build an airport terminal to cater specifically to budget carriers, including homegrown Air Asia, reports The Business Times today. “In order to serve Air Asia and other potential low-cost carriers, a request for having separate facilities such as building104 words
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Article93 2004-02-12 8 -AP NOK Air, Thailand’s third budget airline, partly owned by national carrier Thai Airways International, yesterday announced its launch plans. Operating Boeing 737-400 s, it will fly from Bangkok to Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Udon Thani, Phitsanulok, Phuket and Had Yai in the second quarter of-AP - 93 words
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Article84 2004-02-12 8 -AP THE president sacked 39 ministers and deputy ministers from the interim government headed by her political rival yesterday. President Chandrika Kumaratunga dissolved Parliament on Saturday and ordered new elections on April 2 three years ahead of schedule. She and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe have been-AP - 84 words
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Article102 2004-02-12 8 -AFP A SWIMMER attacked by a small shark at Caves Beach, 110 km north of Sydney, was forced to drive for help with the persistent animal still gnawing his leg, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported yesterday. The 60cm long wobbegong shark refused to let go-AFP - 102 words
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Financial
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Article, Illustration542 2004-02-12 10 Ckoong Choon Yee - He knew nothing about polyethylene pipes, but still entered the business in China four years ago and that proved he had the Midas touch SesdatH F Foots By Ckoong Choon Yee MIDAS Holdings the name of the company probably says it all. In a spanAshlelgh sim - 542 words
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214 2004-02-12 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Great Eastern Holdings Ltd, one of the largest insurers in Singapore and Malaysia, plans to set up a joint venture with a Chinese company to sell insurance and investment products in the world’s most-populous nation. The Singapore-based company, which is controlled byBloomberg - 214 words
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Article95 2004-02-12 10 -AP SINGAPORE OCBC Bank yesterday reported record-high annual earnings thanks to a steep fall in provisions and better-than-expected profits at its insurance affiliate. The bank said net profit for the year ended Dec 31 rose 43 per cent to $954.1 million, from $666.7 million the previous-AP - 95 words
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Article84 2004-02-12 10 SINGAPORE ANA Hotel Singapore will be closing its doors from April. The 457-room hotel at Nassim Hill is currently managed by ANA Hotels Resorts under a management contract with Capita Land Residential, which owns the hotel and the site. The contract will not be renewed when84 words
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Article80 2004-02-12 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Mobile One expects a rebound in overseas-call traffic this year to help it lift flagging sales. “There’s a big opportunity not just to see growth in the overall market but also to see growth in our market share,” chief executive Neil Montefiore said in aBloomberg - 80 words
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Article84 2004-02-12 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Hyflux Ltd, Singapore’s biggest publicly traded water-treatment company, may reap as much as $1 billion in water sales from its desalination plant during the 20-year period of its contract with the Government. The company said that revenue from selling water from the desalination plant willBloomberg - 84 words
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Article, Illustration480 2004-02-12 12 Janice Wong - Retailer’s MD, a football fan, brings the FA cup to new outlet at Toa Payoh By Janice Wong COURTS managing director Terry O’Connor has hit upon a novel way to draw the crowds to his latest store at Toa Payoh. The Liverpool fan is displaying the FAFrancis Lee - 480 words
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272 2004-02-12 12 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Singapore will further open financial services, an industry that contributed 12 per cent of the country’s US$B9 billion (Ssl49 billion) economy last year, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said. Singapore will try to encourage institutions to structure more derivativeBloomberg - 272 words
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Article, Illustration378 2004-02-12 14 Top banking regulator expected to announce reforms as possible precursor to yuan changes Bloomberg HONG KONG Traders increased bets that China will let the yuan gain after state-run China Central Television said the government will make an “important announcement” today on changes in the bankingBloomberg; AFP - 378 words
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Article, Illustration286 2004-02-12 14 Sujin Thomas - By Sujin Thomas SINGAPORE’S logistics industry gained a boost yesterday with the official opening of an Exel hub at Changi Airport complex. Exel, a UK-listed FTSE 100 company, is the global leader in supply chain management handling freight forwarding, warehousing286 words
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Article, Illustration358 2004-02-12 16 Debut movie recoups just 50% of ssm investment AFP MUMBAI Corporate India’s high-profile debut in Bollywood, a thriller starring actor Amitabh Bachchan, is floundering, industry analysts have noted. They said that the producers, the Tata group, had barely managed to recoup 50 per cent ofAFP; ; AFP - 358 words
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Article448 2004-02-12 18 STI: 1,868.51 4.17 Reuters SHARES fell for the second straight session yesterday, led by ST Assembly Test Services, as investors worried that it had paid too much for the acquisition of US competitor ChipPAC Inc. The Straits Times Index toppled from an intra-day high ofReuters - 448 words
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Article24 2004-02-12 18 *AS AT FEB 11 US$: 551.674 EURO: 552.122 Ss: RM2.270 Ss: 23.28 BAHT 553.127 Ss: 62.99 YEN Ss: HK54.642 Ss: 5,015 RUPIAH24 words
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Article, Illustration701 2004-02-12 19 WILLIAM PESEK Jr - By WILLIAM PESEK Jr GLOBALISATION is globalising the Federal Reserve. It has 12 districts and acts based on US events, but its influence has never been greater. It isn’t far-fetched to think of Latin America as the 13th district, South-east Asia the 14th, Russia the701 words
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Article188 2004-02-12 20 WE refer to Ms Charlene Tay Mei Woon’s letter “After-sales service poor” (Streats, Feb 4). We have since contacted Ms Tay and taken immediate steps to replace her unit. The matter is now resolved. We apologise for the inconvenience caused and thank Ms Tay for her comments.188 words
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273 2004-02-12 20 I REFER to the letters “Variable wage scheme encourages job-hopping” (Streats, Feb 4) by Mr Rick Lim Say Kiong, and “Bugs in variable wage system” (Streats, Feb 5) by Mr Yak Chin Hua. Both writers called for safeguards to be put in place to273 words
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268 2004-02-12 20 I REFER to Mr Leong Sze Hian’s letter “Dolphins: World is watching” (Streats, Feb 9). The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites) allows wildcaught specimens of Appendix I species such as pink dolphins to be imported and exported, and268 words
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Article101 2004-02-12 20 I SHARE the concern of your reader Ms Tan Ah Moi, who wrote about her experience, “Case of missing note number” (Streats, Feb 11). Before the Chinese New Year, I went to UOB Bank for new $2 and $lO notes. I was given new notes101 words
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Article126 2004-02-12 20 I REFER to Dr Michael Loh Toon Seng’s letter “Pom sold at pasar malam” (Streats, Feb 11). Many of us browse for software and music VCDs and CDs at stalls in pasar malams in our neighbourhoods. Recent news reports said Secondary Two students were “quizzed at126 words
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Article96 2004-02-12 20 YESTERDAY’S report, “Some govt bodies end FY in March”, on the Public Accounts Committee’s mistake in adding the National University of Singapore to the list of statutory boards who were tardy in presenting their annual reports said that the university’s financial year does not end on March 31. This96 words
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Global
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Article, Illustration370 2004-02-12 22 Muhammadiyah group declares support -AP JAKARTA Indonesia’s secondlargest Muslim group has endorsed the presidential bid of a top lawmaker who is also their former leader, officials said yesterday. The backing of Muhammadiyah, which claims membership of 35 million people, will give a major-AP; AP - 370 words
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Article, Illustration226 2004-02-12 22 KUALA TERENGGANU The Youth wing of the Islamic party PAS is training 1,500 children of its members to monitor the National Service programme, because it is concerned that the programme may be run to the political agenda of government parties. Utusan Malaysia wrote yesterdayTh^je^Paper - 226 words
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116 2004-02-12 22 Reuters GENEVA It could take two years to control bird flu among poultry, and people will remain at a lowlevel risk of catching the deadly disease, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said yesterday. Mr Mike Ryan, WHO’s global response coordinator for avian– Reuters - 116 words
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Article, Illustration319 2004-02-12 24 ‘Hanoi John’ not worthy of support, says ex-soldier WASHINGTON A Vietnam veterans organisation and a Vietnamese-American group reportedly are campaigning together to prevent Democratic presidential candidate Senator John Kerry from reaching the White House. “We represent hundreds of thousands of American veterans who do not wantAFP - 319 words
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Medical
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Article, Illustration344 2004-02-12 26 NEW YORK Small babies who spend their first year around dogs may have a lower risk of developing allergies, a new study has found. Having a cat, however, did not appear to do anything for allergy risk, a Reuters Health report yesterday said.344 words
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Thursday Tech
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Article, Illustration689 2004-02-12 28 While children aregetting an early introduction to the digital world, retailers could help the adults who are lagging behind, says GEOFFREY PEREIRA MY DAUGHTER started in Primary 1 this year and, recently, her school sent home its newsletter. Among other things, it outlined activities for the year689 words
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EasyStreats weekender
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eating out
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Article, Illustration590 2004-02-12 33 Sharon Soh - na a W*lk mm FEj ISk. A By_ Sharon Soh I ARRIVE early. The table’s not set and no one is in sight, save for another guest seated in the living room, eyes glued to the TV that is showing Wild Wild West. Where’s the chef? Anderson590 words
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Article, Illustration508 2004-02-12 34 Zubaidah Nazeer - By Zubaidah Nazeer THIS Valentine’s Day, throw out mush, chocolates and roses. Instead, add lots of singing, dancing and generous sprinkles of tongue-in-cheek humour. This is how full-time playwright Ovidia Yu, 42, describes an Esplanadecommissioned concert and play, It’s My Life!, that will be held on Saturday.Francis Lee - 508 words
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Article, Illustration243 2004-02-12 34 SHARLENETAN - By i SHARLENETAN ALONG CAME POLLY Starring Ben Stiller, Jennifer Aniston, Hank Azaria Directed by John Hamburg BEN STILLER needs to get a new career outlook. He found fame with the Farrelly Brother’s There’s Something About Mary, playing a loser who gets the girl in the end,243 words
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Article, Illustration361 2004-02-12 34 YVONNE KWOK - By YVONNE KWOK COLD MOUNTAIN Starring Nicole Kidman, Jude Law and Renee Zellweger Directed by Anthony Minghella ooo®® IF the success of a romantic drama can be measured in the amount of tears shed, then Cold Mountain must be counted as a failure, for it will361 words
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Article, Illustration250 2004-02-12 36 Gregory Leow - By Gregory Leow BUFFALO SOLDIERS ooo©@ VCD REVIEW THIS dark comedic satire about the US military during peacetime in the 80s is not unlike M.A.S.H. Whereas the latter highlighted the postVietnam countercultural distrust of authority and institutions, the former takes that basic theme and updates it to250 words
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Article, Illustration231 2004-02-12 36 Julie Sim - B u Julie Sim SOUND OF COLOURS ©oo®@> VCD REVIEW TONY LEUNG is best remembered for his mesmerising, soulful eyes and portrayal of the restrained lover in the romantic melodrama In the Mood for Love. However, in a departure from the more serious love story, he plays231 words
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Article, Illustration213 2004-02-12 38 Sujin Thomas - By Sujin Thomas THE DARKNESS PERMISSION TO LAND ©OO®® MUSIC REVIEW IF listening to The Darkness does not bring a smile to your face, then you were either not around in the 1970 s and 1980 s or missed a crucial education in rock music. Back in213 words
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Article, Illustration504 2004-02-12 38 JillLim - The k II! v -.'l series, By JillLim DON’T be put off by the glib “six steps to happiness” sub-title of the book. Or by the predictable “money doesn’t bring happiness line” that appears early on. Or by the authors’ exposition of “the new, emerging science ofAshlelgh Sim - 504 words
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Article, Illustration109 2004-02-12 39 A woman died last Saturday in Scotland, walking home alone in freezing weather after a row with her husband. The Herald reported on Tuesday that Ms Sandra Brown, 43, was found dead on a snow-covered < driveway, just metres from her house in Whitburn, near Edinburgh.PicAshleigh Sim - 109 words
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Article, Illustration43 2004-02-12 39 9pm, Star Movies (SCVSB) Glenn Close returns as the malicious fur-collecting fashion plate Cruella De Vil in 102 Dalmatians, the sequel to the 1996 live-action blockbuster. In this all-new tale, she plots another “fur-ocious” scheme to get her ultimate Dalmatian coat.43 words
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Article59 2004-02-12 39 Bpm, Channel U In this episode, Bernard Tan goes searching round a Kathmandu fruit and vegetable distribution centre, travels on a Twin Otter plane, treks for two days to a town called Namche Bazaar which is 3,400 m above sea level in the Everest region, and then tries59 words
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Article, Illustration64 2004-02-12 39 PIGMENTS METAPHORS Today till Feb 22, 10.3am-9.30pm on weekdays, llam-spm on weekends iPreciation Fine Arts (Fullerton Hotel, #Ol-10, tel 6339-0678) Free Local artists lan Woo, Baet Yeok Kuan and Chng Nai Wee are featured in this joint exhibition exploring abstract colour and line. While their styles are distinctly different64 words
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Article57 2004-02-12 39 BLACK RUSSIAN Tomorrow, 7pm University Cultural Centre Hall Tickets at $l5 and $2O (call Hazel at 9452-3086 or Jerraine at 9238-7054) When Mr Black is murdered, his friends become the prime suspects. This production by Eusoff Hall students is an eclectic mix of modem dance and traditional forms All57 words
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Miscellaneous418 2004-02-12 39 e AQUARIUS JAN2O-FEB 18 by KelH Fox at Astrology.com Low self-esteem will hold you back. If you’re looking for excuses, surely there are less damaging ways of ducking a commitment. Other people’s opinions are more crucial than you might expect. Wf GEMINI *S"V MAY 21-JUN2I Well-meaning people can be condescending.418 words
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Article, Illustration493 2004-02-12 40 LimHan Ming - Australian coach wants no interference during training By LimHan Ming PARENTS, stay away from my training sessions. The curt message comes from Australian coach John Dempsey, the Singapore Swimming Association’s new coaching director. Since his arrival at the beginning of the month, the 49-year-old has barred parentsFrancis Lee - 493 words
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Article, Illustration158 2004-02-12 40 Tan Kim Han - By_ Tan Kim Han AFC Cup (Group D) Home United 5 Happy Valley 1 HAPPY VALLEY were not exactly happy when they left Bishan Stadium last night. The reason for the Hong Kong champion club’s misery is Egmar Goncalves. The 34-year-old Brazil-born striker’s hat-trick helped Home United clobberaun - 158 words
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Article, Illustration185 2004-02-12 41 AFP WASHINGTON Russia’s Anna Koumikova and tennis superstar Serena Williams might be absent from the WTA Tour, but they have made a splash as swimwear models in the annual Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue which debuted yesterday. The American sports magazine’s 40th edition of the swimsuit issue showcases– AFP; APJ - 185 words
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194 2004-02-12 41 AP PHOENIX Despite filling galleries wherever she goes, Michelle Wie faces an uphill climb to rival Annika Sorenstam in the eyes of the LPGA. Commissioner Ty Votaw said on Tuesday that the Hawaiian teenager has some growing up to do before she reaches Sorenstam’s eliteAP - 194 words
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Article111 2004-02-12 41 BASKETBALL' ■AFP PHILADELPHIA Two days after Allen Iverson said a change was needed in the leadership of the Philadelphia 76ers, the struggling club fired coach Randy Ayers. Assistant Chris Ford was named as the replacement for Ayers, who becomes the seventh coach to be fired since the■AFP - 111 words
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Article94 2004-02-12 41 LONDON England manager Sven Goran Eriksson has agreed to talks on extending his contract to 2008. He will sit down with the Football Association after the friendly against Portugal next week. His existing contract runs until 2006. But, with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich waiting in the wings, the94 words
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Article94 2004-02-12 41 -AFP LONDON Manchester United captain Roy Keane, Cristiano Ronaldo and Gary Neville could face a police grilling over claims that they made crude gestures and swore at Everton fans. Around 50 supporters lodged complaints following the Manchester United trio’s celebration of their winning goal in-AFP - 94 words
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Article457 2004-02-12 42 European, US sports marketing interests target China as international venue -AFP SHANGHAI Table tennis and badminton are among the most popular sports in China. But the lucrative commercial interests of international tennis, golf and Formula One are proving to be increasingly attractive. This year a host of international-AFP - 457 words
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Article, Illustration338 2004-02-12 43 Wenger slams Real Madrid counterpart for comments on star striker Henry Wire services LONDON Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger accused Real Madrid of showing a lack of class in their doomed pursuit of Thierry Henry (right) on the night that the Frenchman passed the milestone of 100 Premiership– Wire services; i Reuters - 338 words
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Miscellaneous39 2004-02-12 41 IN THE LIVING ROOM CYCLING: Telekom Malaysia Tour of Langkawi, stage 7 (Star Sports Ch 24, 2.30 pm). GOLF: ANZ Championship, day 1 (Super Sports Ch 22, 11.30 am). USPGA Tour Buick Invitational, day 1 (Channel i, tomorrow, 4am).39 words
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